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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 27

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 380▼ 152 vs year ago 312 · −48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 34▼ 130 vs year ago 177 · −73.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 23▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls weak, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves and bull calves sharply higher, feeder steers, feeder heifers, and feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +47.32 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$420.00

6 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.39

vs GA average

−17.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	430.00	2,361	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	400.00	2,280	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

420.00

—

GA average8 barns · 161 hd

385.61

+34.39

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−17.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

+47.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $372.68 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,501	188.55	2,829	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	171.50	2,684	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	157.61	1,722	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	153.15	2,060	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,325	160.96	2,133	20

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	590.00/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,360	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	532.50/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,529	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	481.59/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,475	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,462	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	644.96/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,019	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	615.08/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,968	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	596.67/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,029	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	572.51/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,027	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	487.28/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,964	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	494	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,124	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,361	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	240	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	2,016	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	265	778.80/cwt	775.00–780.00	2,064	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	604.96/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,984	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,263	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	398	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,169	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,235	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,518	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,388	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,496	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	197.09/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,140	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	154.70/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,661	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	163.44/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	146.74/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,789	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,625	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,598	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,652	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	149.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,529	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,353	160.36/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,170	12
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,440	169.18/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,436	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,071	1

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Jan 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 380Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	625.00	625.00
10	400–450	410	545.00	545.00
4	450–500	489	515.00	515.00
4	500–550	508	470.00	470.00
3	600–650	632	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	840.00	840.00
4	250–300	265	775.00–780.00	778.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	600.00–610.00	604.96
3	350–400	398	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	610.00–620.00	615.08
4	350–400	354	570.00–580.00	572.51
9	450–500	473	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	549	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	590.00–600.00	596.67
9	400–450	403	485.00–495.00	487.28
4	450–500	494	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	570	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	680.00	680.00
2	300–350	313	640.00–650.00	644.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	525.00–535.00	532.50
3	500–550	514	475.00–485.00	481.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	585.00–595.00	590.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,593	195.00–199.00	197.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	144.00–149.00	146.74
2	—	1,598	165.00–167.00	165.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,630	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	153.00–156.00	154.70
2	—	1,130	163.00–164.00	163.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,353	156.00–164.00	160.36
5	—	1,440	165.00–173.00	169.18
3	—	1,022	145.00–155.00	149.65

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.